1983 NCAA Division I cross country championships

The 1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 45th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 3rd annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.

1983 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	45th (Men) 3rd (Women)
Date	November 21, 1983
Host city	Bethlehem, PA Lehigh University
Venue	Saucon Valley Fields
Distances	10 km–Men 5 km–Women
Participation	182–Men 133–Women 315–Total athletes
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Held on November 21, 1983, the combined meet was hosted by Lehigh University at the Saucon Valley Fields in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).

The men's team national championship was won by UTEP, but the Miners' performance was later vacated by the NCAA. The individual championship was won by Zakarie Barie, also from UTEP, with a time of 29:20.0.

The women's team national championship was won by Oregon, their first. The individual championship was won by Betty Jo Springs, from NC State, with a time of 16:30.7. This was Springs' second championship after winning the inaugural race in 1981.

Qualification

• All Division I cross country teams were eligible to qualify for the meet through their placement at various regional qualifying meets. In total, 22 teams and 182 runners contested the men's championship while 16 teams and 133 runners contested the women's title.

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters (6.21 miles)

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	UTEP†	108†
	Wisconsin	164
	Oregon	171
4	Clemson	191
5	Arkansas	206
6	East Tennessee State	243
7	Providence	257
8	Iowa State	269
9	Illinois	273
10	Tennessee	291

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Zakarie Barie	UTEP	29:20.00
	Yobes Ondieki	Iowa State	29:41.30
	John Easker	Wisconsin	29:44.40
4	Joseph Kipsang	Iowa State	29:52.40
5	James Hill	Oregon	29:54.40
6	Richard O'Flynn	Providence	29:56.10
7	Hans Koeleman	Clemson	29:59.80
8	Gidamis Shahanga	UTEP	30:11.70
9	Ed Eyestone	BYU	30:13.00
10	Paul Donovan	Arkansas	30:13.20

• Note: UTEP's team title was later revoked by the NCAA for rules infractions.

Women's title

• Distance: 5,000 meters (3.11 miles)

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Oregon	95
	Stanford	98
	NC State	99
4	Tennessee	103
5	Wisconsin	107
6	Iowa State	137
7	Clemson	183
8	North Carolina	204
9	BYU	214
10	Minnesota	244

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Betty Jo Springs	NC State	16:30.70
	Nanette Doak	Iowa	16:35.20
	Kathy Hayes	Oregon	16:35.50
4	Liz Natale	Tennessee	16:42.60
5	Andrea Fischer	Missouri	16:49.10
6	Sabrina Dornhoefer	Missouri	16:54.60
7	Tina Krebs	Clemson	16:54.70
8	Cathy Branta	Wisconsin	16:54.80
9	Regina Jacobs	Stanford	16:59.30
10	Patti Plumer	Stanford	17:00.70

See also

• NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Women's Division II Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Men's Division III Cross Country Championship
• NCAA Women's Division III Cross Country Championship